Voyage 34: The Complete Trip
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Voyage 34: The Complete Trip is a compilation album
by British
progressive rock
band Porcupine Tree
. It was originally released as a limited set of two 12" singles, Voyage 34
(Phase I. and II.) in 1992, and Voyage 34: Remixes
(Phase III. and IV.), in 1993. The remastered edition entitled Voyage 34: The Complete Trip featuring all the four tracks was issued in 2000. A third remaster was published by Snapper Music
in 2004, with expanded artwork including a new cover image. (This Digipak version also includes a hidden track at position 18:50 within track 4, after Phase IV ends at 13:42). The track "Voyage 34" was originally recorded for the album Up the Downstair
, but was dropped during the final production.
Despite being mostly instrumental
, Voyage 34 can be considered a concept album
, where the LSD
trip of a young man called Brian is told with spoken words. Musically it is a fusion of progressive rock
, psychedelic rock
and trance music
.
a - Phase IV is six minutes longer in the vinyl editions.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by British
United Kingdom
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progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree is a progressive rock band formed by Steven Wilson in 1987 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Their music is difficult to categorise, being associated with both psychedelic rock and progressive rock, yet having been influenced by trance, krautrock and ambient due to Steven...
. It was originally released as a limited set of two 12" singles, Voyage 34
Voyage 34
"Voyage 34" is a single by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. Although it was originally thought to be a song for the album Up the Downstair, making it a double album, this idea was later rejected so it was released separately....
(Phase I. and II.) in 1992, and Voyage 34: Remixes
Voyage 34: Remixes
"Voyage 34: Remixes" is an EP by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released just a year after Voyage 34. The album contains two remixes of the track "Voyage 34 " from Voyage 34, one by British electronic music group Astralasia and the other by Steven Wilson and Richard Barbieri.Voyage...
(Phase III. and IV.), in 1993. The remastered edition entitled Voyage 34: The Complete Trip featuring all the four tracks was issued in 2000. A third remaster was published by Snapper Music
Snapper Music
Snapper Music is an independent record label founded in 1996 by former head of Castle Communications Jon Beecher, Dougie Dudgeon and funded by the late Mark Levinson from Palan Music Publishing. In 1999 Snapper broke away from its parent company in an MBO in association with ACT and CAI venture...
in 2004, with expanded artwork including a new cover image. (This Digipak version also includes a hidden track at position 18:50 within track 4, after Phase IV ends at 13:42). The track "Voyage 34" was originally recorded for the album Up the Downstair
Up the Downstair
Up the Downstair is the second studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in May 1993. It was originally intended to be a double album set including the song "Voyage 34", which was instead released as a single in 1992, and other material that ended up on the...
, but was dropped during the final production.
Despite being mostly instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
, Voyage 34 can be considered a concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
, where the LSD
LSD
Lysergic acid diethylamide, abbreviated LSD or LSD-25, also known as lysergide and colloquially as acid, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family, well known for its psychological effects which can include altered thinking processes, closed and open eye visuals, synaesthesia, an...
trip of a young man called Brian is told with spoken words. Musically it is a fusion of progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
, psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
and trance music
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
.
Track listing
- "Phase I" – 12:55
- "Phase II" – 17:31
- "Phase III" – 19:29
- "Phase IV" - 13:42
a - Phase IV is six minutes longer in the vinyl editions.